Laughing Squid
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Urban Explorers Scale South Korea’s 555 Meter Lotte World Tower and Nearly Get Busted
Urban explorers Vitaliy Raskalov and Vadim Makhorov from On the Roofs scaled South Korea’s 555-meter Lotte World Tower and nearly got busted by building employees…
Why Pinball Was Considered To Be Illegal in the United States During the Mid-Twentieth Century
In an October 2015 episode of Retro Report, journalist and pinball aficionado Seth Porges spoke about his love for the game, explained why pinball was…
The Battle Between Living & Dead Fast Approaches in New Game of Thrones Season Six Trailer
HBO released the second trailer for season six of Game of Thrones that reveals a lot of new footage of the battle between living and…
Scientists Construct a Multi-Armed Soft Robot That Mimics the Movements of an Octopus
Researchers in Italy are currently constructing a multi-armed soft robot that functions in and out of water. Employing the concepts of embodied intelligence and biomimicry,…
Ilana Glazer and Paul W. Downs of Broad City Travel Through Time and Space Using a Magical Bong
Broad City actors Ilana Glazer and Paul W. Downs are starring together in the new Comedy Central special Time Traveling Bong in which the two…
A Hypnotically Beautiful Animation of a Forgotten Penny Arcade Wooden Doll Endlessly Wandering
Animator Uri Lotan has created an absolutely hypnotic music video for the Jane Bordeaux song “Ma’agalim” (“Circles”). Throughout the video, a wooden penny arcade doll…
Conan O’Brien Interviews Steven Yeun in First Late Night Talk Show to Take Place in North Korea
Conan O’Brien recently visited South Korea after receiving an invitation from a fan. While there, O’Brien and guest Steven Yeun, who plays Glenn on Walking Dead,…
Keeping Up with the Queen, An Interactive Timeline That Shows What Queen Elizabeth Did at Your Age
Keeping Up With the Queen is a really entertaining interactive site that allows users to put in their age in order to learn what the…
Are Space Elevators Science Fiction or the Future of Humanity’s Space Exploration?
The Kurzgesagt series In a Nutshell asks whether the concept of a space elevator is science fiction or the true future of humanity’s space exploration…
Mark Hamill Hops on Daisy Ridley’s Back Recreating Luke & Yoda Scene From The Empire Strikes Back
image via Mark Hamill Mark Hamill recently wished Daisy Ridley (Rey) a happy birthday on Twitter (April 10th) sharing a photo of Mark and her…